PS: Coalition Has Approved Budget of High Prices, Chaos and Past

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) - The governing coalition has approved a budget of high prices, chaos and the past, the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party stated on Tuesday in response to the approval of the state budget in Parliament, adding that it's understandable that practically the whole of society, from trade unionists, teachers, health-care workers to police officers and people from culture protested against such a budget. "The whole of Slovakia will have to tighten their belts, and the worst thing is that it will be completely unnecessary. Fico's government will squander everything. It won't reduce the debt, it won't invest in education or health care. What they collect, they will immediately eat up in higher salaries, annuities and private jets. It's a missed opportunity, just like the entire 13 years of Smer-SD government," said PS chair Michal Simecka. According to PS MP Stefan Kiss, despite the drastic consolidation, the public deficit won't become lower next year, but will grow instead. am/df